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They have nuclear bombs. A lot of them. And the person who controls them has little to lose in using them. So we have to be nice and keep that person happy.
by jedberg 1y ago
They have nuclear bombs. A lot of them. And the person who controls them has little to lose in using them. So we have to be nice and keep that person happy.
- hintymad 1y agoThat's diplomacy? That does not mean that high officials and the richest people in the world bought Russia's propaganda machine, if any, or worse, get bought by Russia, right?
- jedberg 1y agoWell the side effect of everyone playing nice with Putin is that he's most likely a multi-billionaire, possibly even in the top 10 richest in the world. It's billionaires helping billionaires.
- umbra07 1y agoThere's a massive jump from "multi-billiojare#" to "120 billion" (10th richest).
- jedberg 1y agoFortune (who makes the list) estimates him at $200 billion. https://fortune.com/article/russian-president-vladimir-putin-net-worth-worlds-richest-people/ https://fortune.com/article/russian-president-vladimir-putin...